Sam
Well-Known Member
On the way home from work, talking to the LC, I said I hoped it was getting on ok with everything Mr T had done in the service and explained that the trip was only a couple of weeks away now - so if there was anything I needed to know, now was the time to say otherwise we would be stuck.
5 minutes later I stopped at a roundabout.... and my heart sunk. Slowing is ok. Stopping is ok. It does both well. But it seems stopping now comes with a very loud creaking, groaning rubbing, generally horrible sound.
"That's new" I thought - and carried on.
I'm now back and after "several" stops, slow easy and faster abrupt ones, I can confirm It's not going away.
It only happens in the last moments as it comes to a stop - but it's consistently there.... and wasn't this morning or any time before. I've bounced on the [strike:g8yj239a]slider[/strike:g8yj239a] foot plate and suspension didn't creak... and there's no obvious play in the bearing that I can tell (without jacking).
I got someone to stop it for me while on the side of the road listening and it's on BOTH SIDES!!!
Now I'm very confused. Both brakes playing up? Both suspension springs gone at once? Doesn't seem plausible... I haven't hit anything or bumped anything... stumped!
Any obvious suggestions or known problems? Starting to panic now.... surely Mr T would have spotted something right!?!
5 minutes later I stopped at a roundabout.... and my heart sunk. Slowing is ok. Stopping is ok. It does both well. But it seems stopping now comes with a very loud creaking, groaning rubbing, generally horrible sound.
"That's new" I thought - and carried on.
I'm now back and after "several" stops, slow easy and faster abrupt ones, I can confirm It's not going away.
It only happens in the last moments as it comes to a stop - but it's consistently there.... and wasn't this morning or any time before. I've bounced on the [strike:g8yj239a]slider[/strike:g8yj239a] foot plate and suspension didn't creak... and there's no obvious play in the bearing that I can tell (without jacking).
I got someone to stop it for me while on the side of the road listening and it's on BOTH SIDES!!!
Now I'm very confused. Both brakes playing up? Both suspension springs gone at once? Doesn't seem plausible... I haven't hit anything or bumped anything... stumped!
Any obvious suggestions or known problems? Starting to panic now.... surely Mr T would have spotted something right!?!